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The university sports landscape is very different from what it was a few years ago in the midst of paid athletes.
With Nile Deals crawling, the athletes now choose and choose the schools simply according to their position most while enjoying – and that already hurts at least one team.
Maryland football coach Mike Locksley admitted that during season 4-8 Terps, their worst since 2019, he had “lost my locker room” only because of the paid players.
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Maryland Terrapins head coach Mike Locksley walks along the touch during the second half against the Indiana hoosiers at Memorial Stadium. (Images Robert Goddin-Imagn)
“I have the fact that I lost my locker room. And it is coach locks, the king of the locker room, telling you this landscape, I had to choose between paying young players who came or reward the older players who crossed the fire, three bowl victories and I tried to do the two with limited resources.
Locksley is hardly a novice in university sports. He began his seventh season in Maryland and 10th in the general classification. However, he is a novice in the zero era, and he had to make some changes.
Maryland Terrapins head coach Mike Locksley, during the second half against southern Trojan horses in California at the Secu stadium. (Images of Tommy Gilligan-Imagn)
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“You come out of my locker room 1753280895 And I have a sign that says: “Leave your Louis belts, leave your financial statements and your car keys outside this locker room, because here, we will all pay the same price for success or failure”, continued Locksley. ” If I have to put my office in this locker room, I will do it. A precious lesson learned. “”
“I call it a year of vulnerability for me, because I was torn apart from what to say about our team when people ask; but I don’t know what type of team we still have,” he added. “Some people, as a coach, is like a bad thing to say:” I don’t know. “But it’s a good thing I don’t know.”
The terraaps had won three consecutive bowl games during most of the previous seasons, combining to reach 23-16 from 2021 to 2023. Locksley had completely turned a program that took place 3-9 in its first season there.
Maryland Terrapins’ head coach Mike Locksley appeals during the second half against Oregon Ducks at Stade Autzen. (Images Troy Wayrynen-Imagn)
However, changing changes last season were obviously clear.
Maryland opens its season on August 30 against Florida Atlantic. Six of their first eight games are at home.
